Letters

If Amendment 2 is not passed, Tennessee will have no system for selecting judges.

The previous merit-based Tennessee plan process for selecting and evaluating appellate judges and justices was not renewed by the legislature during its 108th General Assembly, with final sunset effective June 30, 2013.

Current judicial selection is occurring under Gov. Bill Haslam’s Executive Order of Oct. 17, 2013; it will expire Nov. 5. No system will be in place after Nov. 5.

In Friday’s (Oct. 10) edition of the Roane County News, the article titled “Kingston’s Choice: Beets or Neal for Mayor?” talks about the experience of each candidate. The article was about a half page in length, giving each candidate equal space to discuss their history and qualifications for the position.

On Aug. 12 at 2 a.m., officers Mitch Grigsby and Alex French, along with a Roane Ambulance team of Greg Dyer, Roger Davis, Beverly Lynn, T. Eblen and C. Weddington, were dispatched to the Stout family residence in Midtown.

When they got there, our mother was not breathing and had no pulse.

Thanks to their fast response, CPR and using cardiac-arrest paddles, they were able to revive her and keep her stable until they got to Parkwest Medical Center.